Document record MAB54000 - HILL OF CARLINCRAIG
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Summary
Site of an enclosure / banks.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6847 4500 (164m by 259m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ64NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Inverkeithny |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Site of an enclosure / banks. The OS Name Book (1865) notes the supposed remains of a 'Picts Camp', comprising four almost oval-shaped hollows surrounded by an embankment of earth, At that time they had been damaged by agricultural improvements. From their size were supposed to be the remains of dwellings, although annotated as mounds on the OS 2nd edition map. OS site visit 1964 found no trace of hut circles or mounds. At NJ 6845 4489 there was the mutilated remains of a small circular enclosure formed by a slight turf bank. All features now ploughed out and no trace remains.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No19(1866) 15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
Jul 20 1985 , AAS/85/7/R15(2)/7-11, AAS/85/7/R15(2)/7-11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB20386.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ64NE11;
- NRHE Numlink: 18306;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ64NE0017;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18306 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Apr 20 2020 3:40PM
